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Beginners

Movie · 2010 · 105 min

A gentle, bittersweet story that moves between past and present, exploring love and loss with quiet warmth and humor.

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2010 film directed by Mike Mills
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Year
2010
Runtime
105 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Mike Mills
Written by
Mike Mills
Starring
Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Višnjić, Lou Taylor Pucci, Cosmo
Music
Brian Reitzell, David Palmer
Cinematography
Kasper Tuxen
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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